Head of Finance Hospital Unit

As the Head of Finance for a respected hospital unit, your role will involve driving financial performance, ensuring compliance, managing risks, and enabling strategic growth aligned with clinical and operational objectives. You will be a key business partner to hospital leadership, utilizing your financial acumen and operational insight to contribute to the organization's success. **Key Responsibilities:** - Lead the finance function for the hospital unit, including budgeting, financial planning, forecasting, and variance analysis. - Develop short- and long-term financial strategies to support sustainable growth and profitability. - Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting while implementing strong internal control systems. - Drive cost efficiency programs across departments, focusing on capital-intensive areas like Cardiology and Critical Care. - Oversee billing operations, receivables, insurance claims, and collection processes to maintain a healthy cash flow. - Evaluate and manage capital expenditure plans, conducting ROI analysis for high-impact investments. - Collaborate with clinical heads, unit directors, procurement, and administration to align financial and operational goals. - Lead and mentor a high-performing finance team, focusing on accountability, ethics, and continuous learning. **Required Skills & Competencies:** - In-depth knowledge of accounting, financial planning, budgeting, internal audit, taxation, and healthcare-specific finance protocols. - Prior experience in financial leadership within multi-specialty or tertiary care hospitals. - Ability to translate financial data into actionable insights for stakeholders. - Proficiency in hospital ERP platforms, MIS dashboards, Excel models, and financial tools. - Excellent collaboration, communication, and influencing skills with senior management and clinical leadership. This role requires a Chartered Accountant (CA) with 10-22 years of experience in finance leadership roles, specifically in the hospital or healthcare sector. A proven track record in managing financial operations for large hospital units and experience in high-value departments such as cardiology, oncology, or intensive care is highly desirable. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated the ability to lead financial transformation in a complex, regulated environment.,